No.1742. VEW LEPIDOPTERA FROM MEXICO— DYAR. 233 



lining of the veins grayer, all the marks narrower, more linear, espe- 

 cially noticeable in the spot at base of vein ."», while the abdomen 

 has no dorsal dots. 



EUCEREON XANTHODORA, new variety. 



A variety of Eucereon rosadora, described above, in which the 

 abdomen and other parts which in rosadora are crimson are here 

 orange yellow. Of the long series before me of rosadora, only nine 

 belong to this variety. They are all alike, and there are no speci- 

 mens intermediate in color. 



Santa Rosa, State of Vera Cruz, Mexico, August, 1906 (W. Schaus). 



/•///"•—Cat, No. 12045, U.S.N.M. 



The form comes close to Eucereon lutetia Druce, but in that three 

 basal segments of the abdomen are dark above instead of one, while 

 the whole ventral surface is black instead of pale yellow. 



Family LITHOSIID/K. 

 Genus G NAMPTON YCH I A Hampsoil. 



GNAMPTONYCHIA ORSOLA, new species. 



Head, collar, whole ventral surface and anal tuft of male ocher 

 yellow; thorax and fore wings dark slate gray: abdomen and hind 

 wings dull black; antenna?, tongue, and most of the tibia'- and tarsi 

 black. Expanse, 38 mm. 



Mexico City, Mexico, May, 1909 (R. Muller). 



Type.— Cat, No. 12946, U.S.N.M. 



Two others from Mexico City (A. Duges) and one from Popocate- 

 petl Park, June, 1906 (W. Schaus). The species resembles Inopsis 

 catoxantha Felder except for the yellow anal tuft, but it does not 

 belong to that genus. 



Genus CLEMENSIA Packard. 



CLEMENSIA LEISOVA, new species. 



Fore wing soiled white with irregular black and brown markings. 

 The markings form principally a transverse, broken, inner band, 

 discal mark and spottings above the inner margin; a narrow irregular 

 brown mesial line. Hind wing with the apex squarely pointed, whitish, 

 dusky shaded outwardly, the cell clothed with dense appressed pale 

 yellow scales, a fuscous spot near the middle of outer margin. On 

 the fore winirs beneath a long tuft of brown hair, followed by a 

 patch of brown mealy scales. Expanse, 22 mm. 



Jalapa, Mexico (Schaus collection). 



Type.— Cat. No. 12947, U.S.N.M. 



